Responsa for Gittin 121:9
<big><strong>גמ׳</strong></big> מאי שנא רישא ומ"ש סיפא אמר אביי רוב עמי הארץ מעשרין הן
ALL THESE RULES<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' That assistance may be given other than at the time of the actual breaking of the precept. ');"><sup>14</sup></span> WERE LAID DOWN ONLY IN THE INTERESTS OF PEACE. HEATHENS MAY BE ASSISTED<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' To what extent is discussed in the Gemara. ');"><sup>15</sup></span>
Teshuvot Maharam
In a new town it is forbidden to introduce the custom of giving presents to Gentile servants on Purim. R. Ephraim applied to this custom the verse: "and I multiplied unto her silver and gold, which they used for Baal (Hos. 2, 10)." However, in places where the custom has already been well rooted, it should not be discontinued lest it disturb peaceful relations with the Gentile neighbors.
SOURCES: L. 184; Hag. Maim. to Megillah 2, 5; Orchot Hayyim II, p. 236, misconstrued by editor.
SOURCES: L. 184; Hag. Maim. to Megillah 2, 5; Orchot Hayyim II, p. 236, misconstrued by editor.
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